The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-26

Judge Frederick Stump has been quite
i'll of late.
-Westam we'll has literary society
which meets weekly at the homes of the
members.
+ Mrs. Benjamin C Pearce, of PocomOke
City, this week visited her daughter Mrs.
John S. Writ of this place.
Druggist r. Frazer recently sold his
farm east of this town at private sale to MIR.
John c. Armstrong for si,250
Miss Mary Williams, formerly assis-
tant teacher of the Elkton Academy. has
ba4n visiting the Misses Terrell on North
street.
-Lenten services will be held daily at
Trinity church during the coming week,
on other days than FRIDAY. at 40 p NJ.
On Friday at 80 p. NJ. All are invited
Mr.. John Murphy of Appleton has
sold his trotter Willow Switch, formerly
known as Gray Eagle TO Will I'm Canaan.
g., 800 is said to have been the price.
The b. & q. railroad company has at
last placed a tiagman at the crossing near
Singerly's station. Mr.. Theodore Feehly
has the POSITION.
-Messrs Winter l.. Wilson and WIN
d. Bratton, students respectively of l"high
University and Princeton Coll 60 who
were home spending short vacation have
returned to college.
Old Archie McClearv, half-witted
h,
and was often cruelty treated, died in the
Chester county, Pa, alnshouse recently.
He was a we'll known character.
We are pleased to learn that the Rev.
l l.. Cation, of Chesapeake City, who had
been confined TO his room for some time
past suffering from infam'natory rheuna-
tisrn, is convalescing and ag tiu able to be
about.
AT "A meeting of the board of managers
of the Oxford agricultural society held last
week il was decided to hold the annual
rpring fair on June Ssh, 9th and 1pth, and
the fall fair September 2S5h, 29th and
30th.
The Young Peoples Association OF
Cherry Hill will give an entertainment in
the hall at that place on Wednesday even
ing next, consisting of voc,.l ard instru-
mental music, reci;ations, dialogues, tab
lesux, &c. Admission adults, % cents;
children u cents.
The Kent County Agricultural Society
last week selected William j Nannort, w.
p. Norris and w. b Stephens with w. W.
wv
alternates, to attend rhe meeting to be held
in Elkton on March 18th to bring about the
organic .tion of a trottiug circuit.
1t was reported this week that Mr..
John NJ Terrell had purchased the Parker
property on North street. Upon inquiry it
was found that this was not true. Mr.. Ter
rel informs us however that he will pur-
chase a lot on North street above the rail
road aud build Il residence on it in the
spring.
Alexander Jackson, employee. at
Singerly's pulp works, was 50 badly in
jured on Monday afternoon by a fall while
at work repairing the tilterer, that he had
to be taken home i'll IA carriage. DR.. G.. NJ.
Ellis who was called in found that although
J .ckson was badly bruised no bones were
broken.
-Shockley x Smith auctioneers for Gao.
A. Blake, attorney, on Saturday afternoon
last sold at public sale the sm Ill hpus, on
Wing street belonging to "a Mr.. Burke to
Ex-Sheriff Morris Dunbar for $500. We
understand that the new owner will move
the present structure back some time in the
future and erect double dwelling house.
That popular Philadelphia furniture
house WINS Il Bros. with which Mr.. w.
G. Laws well aud fav"rably known in this
county is connected, appears in new
spring card in our issue of today. When
consider the enterprise of this firm, the
magnificent line of goods they keep, and
the exceedingly low prices at which they
sell them, it seems that they ought to have
almost a monopoly of the furniture trade
from this section of Maryland and Delaware
Wesley circuit and John Most, the two
youths who Were arrested at North Eas
about 10 days since on the charge of steal
ing horse and carriage from Frederick c.
Ross, liveryman of Camden, y. j., We're
released on Wednesday from Eikton Jail
on writ OF habeas corpus. circuit hired
the team for short drive into the country
but instead took it across the ferry an,
came in this direction. At the solicitation
of Circuits relatives, who paid ali damages
Ross decided not to prosecute.
deputy Sheriff Harvey Mackey OF
Monday went to Alexandria, Va. to appear
as witness in the trial of James Baker
who the officer arrested at Red Mill tridg
several months ago while in possession of
horse and buggy which he had hired of al
Alexandria liverymau. Baker, who is al
old man. was i'll IN all and the trial wa
postponed, the deputy sheriff returning tn
same day. Baker is also charged witt
stealing livery team from Branson SiacI
OF Oxford Pa. last summer.
Rev. William Cooper, a well-knowI
Methodist preacher died in Pniladephi.
on Saturday last aged 50 years. He en-
tered the minisery in 1923. and in that yea
served in this county on Cecil circuit unde
the Rev. Solomon Sharp. He is also sal
to have been stationed at North .st abou
30years since. After the formation of IT.
Wilmington conference from territory 9
the Philadelphia Inference he continue,
with the latter. He was at one time DIT.
siding elder OF South Philadelphia district
His funeral took place on Tuesday
The funeral of Mr. John NJ Walmslev
whose death, AT his home in Buffalo, y. Y
first published in The WING, of las
week, was held Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the residence of tn,
Misses Walmsley, sisters of the deceased
The services were conducted at the bous
by the Rev. X. w. Beers. of the Ekto,
Presbyterian church. Rev. j. + Otis, {
the NJ. f church, was prevented from beu
in attendance by the illness of one of hi
children The wife of the deceased, tOl
merlv Miss Jennie Vickers, of this county
unable TO come to Elkton with her hu,
bands remains owing to serious indIspos
ton. The interment was made in the Ell
ton cemetery.